NEW DVD REVEALS HOW GAYS CAPTURED CITY HALL IN SMALL ARKANSAS TOWN

How did a little town in Arkansas – with a name that is tied to religious events like the Great Passion Play – find itself under the control of a city government that has fully embraced the homosexual lifestyle?

That question is answered by a new AFA video project, They’re Coming to Your Town, w hich tells the story of a small cadre of pro-homosexual activists who ran for office in Eureka Springs, and then surreptitiously enacted a domestic partner registry. (See AFA Journal, 10/07.)

The new DVD, scheduled for a November release, was produced by Jeff Johnson, editor for OneNewsNow.com and host of AFA Report. He and a camera crew from the American Family News Network went to Eureka Springs after the town council passed the registry.

“What we found is a small town where approximately 10% of the population is either homosexual or ‘gay-friendly.’ And those pro-homosexual activists have effectively taken over the city’s government,” Johnson said. “They obviously did not announce their intentions when they ran for city council or mayor, but almost immediately after taking office they began working to enact a domestic partner registry and to promote Eureka Springs as a gay sex tourism destination.”

Eureka Springs has long been a tourism draw for Christians who visited not only the Great Passion Play but other popular places like Christ of the Ozarks, the Bible Museum and Thorncrown Chapel.

However, Johnson said the new image of the town as a gay hot spot is causing Christian support for Eureka Springs to hemorrhage badly.

“But canceling trips and vacations in Eureka Springs is not hurting the homosexual activists, it’s hurting the Christian-owned businesses there,” he said.

They’re Coming to Your Town contains interviews with numerous local and national leaders concerned about the gay takeover; video from the city council meeting during which the domestic partner registry was enacted; footage of city officials celebrating the passage of the measure with gay activists in the parking lot of city hall; and video from one of four diversity weekends that are held annually at Eureka Springs.

Those interested in purchasing a copy of They’re Coming to Your Town can find it at the AFA online store, and can either buy a DVD or download a copy for $14.95.